The Public Service Commission accepted updates to Empower Maryland surcharge tariffs from Delmarva Power & Light, Pepco, Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO), Potomac Edison and Baltimore Gas & Electric with the effective dates recommended in the filings.

Staff reviewed the companies' proposed 2025 surcharges and noted a correction needed to Delmarva's nonresidential surcharge table; staff said the corrected numbers are reflected in its bucksheet. For Potomac Edison's filing staff evaluated three amortization methods (PE's historical computational method, and methods used by Washington Gas Light and PHI) and recommended acceptance of PE's method because it minimized short-run rate impacts given PE's planned full expensing shift in 2026.

The Office of People's Counsel had previously flagged concerns about Potomac Edison's amortization approach. An OPC representative told commissioners that, after review, OPC did not support changing PE's methodology now because doing so would raise 2025 rates and shift costs to later years. Potomac Edison agreed to correct certain informational errors in the record if ordered by the commission.

Commissioners accepted the filings for filing with effective dates of Jan. 1, 2025 (and July 1, 2025 for Potomac Edison item 9, per the record), and, for Potomac Edison, directed an informational filing responsive to OPC's request within a reasonable time. Votes were unanimous on the filings presented.